sima

From the Ancient Greek σιμός (simós, “bent upwards”)

sima (plural simas)

1. (architecture) The upturned edge of a roof which acts as a gutter; a cyma.

Blend of silicon +‎ magnesium From silicon + magnesium

sima (uncountable)

1. (geology) The lower layer of the earth's outer crust that underlies the sial and is rich in silica, iron, and magnesium.

• Si
• sial
• nife
• KREEP

• AMIs, Amis, ISAM, Isam, M'sia, MIAs, Masi, Sami, Siam, Sámi, aims, saim, siam

• Hyphenation: si‧ma

sima

1. a barb; a fluke

• sima-sima

sima

1. needle (usually made from flying fox bone)

From a Germanic language, compare German Seim (sticky or viscous liquid or honey).

The original meaning was mead, but the common meaning now refers to a different beverage, albeit one that is ultimately developed from mead.

• IPA^(key): /ˈsimɑ/, [ˈs̠imɑ]
• Rhymes: -imɑ
• Hyphenation: si‧ma

sima

1. a nonalcoholic or low-alcohol drink made from lemon, various sugars and water, common around vappu (May Day)
2. (dated) mead

• (mead): hunajaviini

• Sami, Siam, amis, masi, siam

• IPA^(key): [ˈʃimɒ]
• Hyphenation: si‧ma

sima (comparative simább, superlative legsimább)

1. smooth, sleek (having a texture that lacks friction)
   • 1984–1985, Tivadar Vida, “Újabb adatok az avarkori...”, in A Móra Ferenc Múzeum Évkönyve‎, number 2:

     A fekete kerámiák felülete sima, kissé nyers tapintású.

     The surface of black ceramics is smooth, somewhat raw to the touch.

2. flat, even (of land, road or ground, lacking elevations or protuberances)
   • 2006, “Űrszonda az ltokawa kisbolygónál”, in Meteor‎, volume 36, number 9:

     A sziklákkal borított terület és a sima síkság átmenete.

     It is a transition between a terrain covered with rocks and a flat plain.

3. smooth (of a body of water, without ripples or waves)
   • 1859, Arnold Vértesi, “Sanpietro”, in Történeti beszélyek, volume II:

     Csendes volt a tenger, egy sima víztükör, melyen az ég képe ragyogott.

     The sea was calm, a smooth water surface on which the sky's reflection was shining.

4. smooth (pleasant to the senses, especially of sounds or tastes)
   • 1994, György Székely (editor); Margit Török (editor), “Király Ernő”, in Magyar színházművészeti lexikon:

     Eredeti játékstílusa, sima, kellemesen csengő hangja újdonságként hatott.

     His original acting style and his smooth, pleasant voice came as a novelty.

5. plain (not having any pattern, print or decoration)
   • 2013, Mats Strandberg; Sara Bergmark Elfgren; Vanda Péteri (translator), chapter 77, in Engelsfors, volume 2:

     Arcán semmi festék, és egy sima fekete ruhát visel.

     There's no paint on her face, and she's wearing a plain black dress.

6. blank (of paper, without any printed grid or lines)
   • 2011, Kata Finta, Életem regénye‎, volume 2:

     Nagy, sima füzetben térképeket kellett rajzolnunk.

     We had to draw maps in a big blank notebook.

7. plain, regular, ordinary (out of several varieties, the basic one without anything extra)
   • 2013, Éva Fejős, “Anisette”, in Most kezdődik:

     Hát... töltetlent. Vagy töltöttet. Mandulást. Vagy mogyoróst. Vagy simát.

     Well... without filling. Or with filling. With almonds. Or nuts. Or plain.

8. continuous, smooth, unbroken (of a motion, without interruption)
   • 1908, Géza Csáth, “Jolán”, in A varázsló kertje‎:

     A mozdulatai éppen olyan simák és puhák, mint azelőtt.

     Her movements are just as smooth and soft as before.

9. (figuratively) smooth, simple, easy (without difficulty, problems, or unexpected incidents)
   • 2009, András Jenei, chapter VII, in Nyeregben a Konstantin-kereszt‎:

     De, sima ügynek indult, de aztán reanimálás lett a vége.

     Yes, it had started out as a simple case, but then it ended in CPR.

10. (knitting) knit (stitch that passes through the previous loop from below, creating a V-shape)
    • 1982, József Méliusz, Tranzit kávéház:

      Egy sima, egy fordított, egy sima, egy fordított.

      Knit one, purl one, knit one, purl one.

• (smooth): érdes
• (knit): fordított

• (blank): négyzethálós or kockás, vonalas

• simán
• simít
• simogat
• simul

(Compound words):

• simaizom
• tükörsima

(Expressions):

• sima víz

sima

1. (Banawá) sister

• 2007. The UCLA Phonetics Lab Archive. Los Angeles, CA: UCLA Department of Linguistics.

sīma

1. nominative feminine singular of sīmus
2. nominative neuter plural of sīmus
3. accusative neuter plural of sīmus
4. vocative feminine singular of sīmus
5. vocative neuter plural of sīmus

sīmā

1. ablative feminine singular of sīmus

• sima in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• sima in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• sima in The Perseus Project (1999) Perseus Encyclopedia‎
• sima in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers

Unknown.

• IPA^(key): /ˈsima/
• Homophone: cima (non-Castilian)

sima f (plural simas)

1. abyss, chasm

• abismo
• precipicio

• “sima” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

simà

1. feather at the end of an arrow
2. barb; side point on a spear or fishhook

simâ

1. a kind of pot for catching fish; dip net

sima

1. fishing line

• Zajceva, N. G.; Mullonen, M. I. (2007), “леска”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary], Petrozavodsk: Periodika